Happy Homemaker ...ah, Tuesday

I had my Happy Homemaker Monday nearly finished yesterday and then stopped to fix dinner. Well, I didn't get back to it till today! I feel particularly scattered this week for some reason so need to start making some lists and keeping myself on track!

I did walk on the treadmill yesterday and today for 50 minutes each day and used the Infrared Sauna for 30 minutes this morning:) I would really like to keep the momentum going!

Happy Homemaker Monday is hosted each week by Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. So let's get started!

As I look outside my window:::
I see blue sky and sunshine! It is 60 degrees (F); likely our high for today. The wind is blowing ferociously! The foot of snow we had at the beginning of last week melted in two days--strong warm winds blew in two nights in a row.

Right now I am:::
Typing this post and drinking a Zip Fizz!

Thinking and pondering:::
Thinking about what to have for dinner. Pondering on the stamping projects I need to get done this week.

On my bedside table:::
Still trying to finish up The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club and The Girl in the Mirror. I checked them out from the library to read on my iPad (Kindle App) but the library only gives you a week to get it read. Sooo, I keep having to re-check them out and often have to wait in between for someone else to finish reading it. It would be nice to get two weeks at least. When I check a book out of the physical library I get three weeks.

On my TV tonight:::
Nothing I can think of. I really enjoyed Downton Abbey on Sunday night:)

Listening to:::
Hubby has internet radio playing softly in the background. Also the wind blowing outside and the dog snoring inside!

On the menu for this week:::
I really need to plan a menu so I don't get stuck not know what we are having for dinner. When the kids were young, I made up four menu plans and just rotated them. It worked great! Each one of us gave input as to our favorite foods so I put them in and everyone was happy. I think I just get lazy since the kids are grown.

On my to do list:::

• Finish getting ready for Happy Stampers Club (Wednesday night)
• Design Team project for The Cupboard Trilogy Challenges
• Finish making Birthday card
• Swap card 
• Mending
• Laundry
• Clean up my stamping mess in the dining room
• Clean the bathroom

Plans for this week:::

• Visit friends
• Happy Stampers Club
• Work on my "to do" list

What I am sewing, crocheting, knitting or creating:::

Just working on stamping projects! I just downloaded a pattern for a crocheted outfit for the American Girl Doll so want to try it. I also downloaded a pattern for a knitted outfit.

My simple pleasure:::

I don't know if I have already shared this one or not, but I truly enjoy a nice glass of iced Zip Fizz! It just makes the whole day go better:)

Lesson learned the past week:::

Not to rely on the Internet too much! Keep hard copies of recipes and projects I want to make! Five days without Internet was a hard lesson. We live in a very rural area so the technicians had to search miles of line to find the problem. But, bless their hearts, they finally did:)

Looking around the house:::

My end table is cluttered with papers and books; dining room table is a disaster with my stamping projects in progress; the dogs have not yet emptied their toy box today so the living room looks pretty good.

From the camera:::

Sneak peek of Spring Sampler I am currently working on for Happy Stampers Club! 

Prayer List:::

• Sister who just had hip surgery--she came through surgery fine:) She will be in the hospital for a couple days then convalescing with a friend for a couple weeks.
• Friend trying to sell her house--she has a buyer who needs to get loan approval.
• Woman with cancer
• Family still needing a house

Bible verse/Devotional:::
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the holy is understanding." --Proverbs 9:10

Have a great day!

Kat